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New England Patriots OTAs: Observations from Thursday's session

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The New England Patriots, including kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3), warm up during an NFl football organized team activity in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Practice was sloppy and all of the quarterbacks had issues throwing the ball. During one stretch that lasted about five minutes, Brandon Browner picked off Tom Brady, Nate Ebner and Daxton Swanson picked off Ryan Mallett, and linebacker Chris White picked off Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo gets rid of the ball really fast, same as he did in college. The ball comes out his hand at a stunning speed. He made some good throws today, but there were also moments when he looked like a rookie who was a bit unsure of himself.

Vince Wilfork took on an extended workload today after being mostly limited last week. He did some jogging and took part in a few drills before going off to do his rehab work. Kelly appears to be a little bit further behind than Wilfork.

He’s a long shot to make the roster, but Swanson, a cornerback, has flashed in both practices that have been open to the media. Likewise, undrafted rookie running back Roy Finch has also had some nice moments. He’s very small, but he has good burst and knows how to find holes. He’s looked good returning kicks.

Jerod Mayo was a full participant in practice.

Rookie tight end Justin Jones made some decent catches today. He’s a little bit slow, so it will be interesting if he knows how to use his 6-foot-8 frame to get open once contact is allowed.

Kenbrell Thompkins appears to have added some bulk to his frame and has looked good in practices. Josh Boyce has also looked good.

Don’t notice many passes going in Darrelle Revis’ direction. I’d be surprised if he’s been targeted more than two or three times in the last two practices open to the media.